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Tabbs bay discharge, baytown, tx; baytown, tx 77520, USA

2 messages · 2020-01-14 to 2020-02-15

status
closed 2020-02-15 00:00Z
opened
2020-01-14 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.709, -94.984
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-10029

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-100292020-01-14 00:00Z → cancelled 2020-01-28 00:00Z
    Galveston, tx, USAoil
    FV Pappy's Pride; Galveston, TX, USA.
    Galveston, TX, USA.
    1. On January 14, 2020, the 81-foot fishing vessel Pappy's Pride capsized after a collision with the 600-foot chemical tanker Bow Fortune near the Galveston jetties in Galveston, Texas. Two fishermen were rescued. The search for the remaining two fishermen is ongoing. Potential 14,000 gallons red-dyed diesel, tanks compromised at time of impact. USCG requested trajectory and resources at risk. The cause of the collision is under investigation.
    2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 14000 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 29.337N 094.683W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10029: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10029
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-100352020-02-01 00:00Z → cancelled 2020-02-15 00:00Z
    Tabbs bay discharge, baytown, tx; baytown, tx 77520, USAoil
    Tabbs Bay Discharge, Baytown, TX; Baytown, TX 77520, USA.
    Baytown, TX 77520, USA.
    1. On February 1, 2020, the USCG Sector Houston was notified of 10 - 15 bbl of dark crude oil discharging into Tabbs Bay, located northeast of Texas Ship Channel. The source was reported to be a well head pipeline but the reason for the discharge is currently unknown. USCG called NOAA requesting trajectory. The source is reportedly secured.
    2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1050 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 29.709N 094.984W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10035: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10035

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